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The flattering lie that a song just needed your opinion.

means A new version of an existing song (or idea) made by rearranging, adding to, or stripping down the original.

from From 'mix,' the recording-studio term for blending separate audio tracks into one; 're-' just means 'again.' The word rode up from Jamaican sound-system and dub culture in the 1960s-70s, where engineers started treating the mixing board itself as an instrument, then took off in disco and hip-hop as DJs and producers began releasing alternate versions of tracks for dancefloors and radio.

legal truth
Still requires the original rights holder's blessing
origin
1970s Jamaican dub engineers invented stripping tracks apart
irony
Often more famous than the song it reworks
rule
Must change something, or it's just a cover charge
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